The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-09-24
sunday school Convention.

The La Sale County sunday school Con
vention met in the Congregational church il
this city Thursday forenoon, September -
The meeting was called to order by Vice Pres
ident j. 7. Buckley. The following commit
tees were announced by the Chair;
On credentials--J. NJ. Machesney, A. A
Klove and Mr. Carr. On programme-Rev
w. f. Day, Mrs. o. X. Adams, Rev. Z. Boaz
| On officers reports-D. b. Snow, Mrs. LARA
more and Z. F. Frank.
The forenoon session was taken up with
discussions on the ways of carrying on and i'm
proving Sunday School work Rev. Boaz o.
Utica, and j. T. Buckley of Streator, were tn,
chief speakers.
After dinner Rev. A. VI. White OF La Sail,
gave an address on the question, "What ar,
the chief means to be employed to maintain
useful aud interesting Sunday School," Prof
Evans Of Engewood, gave vocal solo, ant
Mrs. :. DeMott Of Normal, gave paper OF
"Chldren's Meetings" The reports of til,
secretary and treasurer were read and referred
to the proper committees. Delegates wer.
present from the following Sunday Schools
La Salle Baptist Congregational, Methodist
Deer Park: Baptist; Serena and West Serena
Methodist; Sheriden: Methodist, German
Evangelical; Worthwhile: Methodist Grand
Ridge: Cumberland Presbyterian, Presbyter
ian; Leland: Lutheran; Marseilles: Congre
gational; Mendoza: Methodist. Baptist, Beth
ell, Presbyterian; North Serena: Union; Day
ton: Union Streator: Congregationaist
United Brethren; Seneca: Baptist; Utica
Baptist; Ottawa: Congregational, German
Evangelical, LIST and I'd Methodist Brooktield
Union; Triumph: Methodist; Fall River
Hickory Point Methodist.
On Thursday evening the Congregations
church was packed to hear Mr.. b. +. Jacob,
of Chicago. He was introduced by the presi
dent of the conference.
| Mr.. Jacobs said he had been much pleased
| to note the increase in Sunday School interes
in this county He built his discourse upon
the text found in John xvii, 4. He spoke OF
the course Of study laid down in the Sunday
School leaflets. He devoted the longer por
ton of his speech to the necessity of every
body preaching and extending the gospel or
this earth He insisted upon it that everyone
wanted to preach the gospel to their fellow
beings. He wanted more attention paid to
the dark places-to the lowest elements OF
human beings. He said that 1t was mis-.
taken idea to suppose that the large cities
were the worst places. There are a larger
proportion Of church attendance than in the
country districts. He related several pathet.
lie anecdotes and several funny,ones applyin e
them adroitly to his subject. Mr.. Jacobs is a
polished orator and powerful speaker, and
his audience sat spell.bouud by his eoquence
His combined wit and pathos wer perfectly
invinceable. His audience was perfectly car.
ried away.
The meetings OF yesterday were largely at.
tended, both forenoon aud afternoon. The
forenoon meeting was opened by Rev. +. s.
Wilson OF Streator. Mrs. s. J. DeMott Of
Normal, then gave paper on Primary Work,
which was listened to with great interest
The remainder Of the forenoon session was
filled up with the following: "Our Difficulties :;
how to Overcome" L. :. Ellsworth, Deer
Park; "How to Teach Temperance in the Sun.
day School" Mrs. L. Plumb, Streator; "Our
Boys" f. Connibear, Mendoza Election Of
officers.
The afternoon session began promptly at
half past one. Rev. A. Bowers OF Tonica,
spoke on "How to make Teachers Meetings
Profitable" Better Work Among our Young
People in the Sunday School," was discussed
by Mr.. Harvey of Marseillcs. Rev. NJ. Pen
hallagen of Streator, had charge of the ques.
ton drawer.
ed success. There were l04 delegates present
"A goodly increase from the total of "a last
year.